Paul Barnes

Paul Barnes (born 1970, Harlow, England) is a graphic designer and typographer.

Career After an education at the University of Reading, in 1992 he emigrated to the United States to work with Roger Black. In 1995 he moved to London to work as a freelance designer. In collaboration with Peter Saville, he has developed identities for the English bands New Order, Electronic and Joy Division, as well as for ABC, Givenchy, and Kate Moss.

With Christian Schwartz he designed the very large Guardian Egyptian family typefaces for The Guardian and operates the digital type design company Commercial Type.

Awards In September 2006 he was named one of the 40 most influential designers under 40 in Wallpaper and in September 2007 The Guardian named him one of the top 50 designers in Britain.

Typefaces designed by Paul Barnes Austin - 2003 Brunel - 1996 Dala Floda - 2005 Dala Prisma - 2014 Guardian Egyptian - 2005, with Christian Schwartz Ironbridge - 2002 Marian - 2005 National Trust - 2009, custom for the National Trust Pagan Poetry - 2002 Stephenson Sans - 2001 Stockholm - 2004

Magazine articles by Paul Barnes Jonathan Hoefler, Baseline 23, edited by Mike Daines & Hans Dieter Reichert, Bradbourne Publishing, 1996